Yes — TREE is free to play, so you can install and play it without buying anything.

Is TREE Steam Deck compatible?

Mostly. Valve rates TREE Playable on Steam Deck: it runs, but may need some manual tweaking — a community controller layout, or zooming in on small text.

Can I play TREE on Mac?

Not natively — Steam lists no macOS version of TREE. Mac players would need a cloud gaming service or a Windows compatibility layer.

No — Steam lists TREE as single-player only.

Is TREE on PC Game Pass?

No — TREE is not on PC Game Pass right now.

TREE

Name: TREE
Brand: The Strangers
Availability: InStock

The Strangers · August 13, 2018 · Free to Play, Casual, Indie, Short, Emotional

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About TREE

✦ AI summary

TREE follows a boy and his lifelong bond with the tree he plants, watching their relationship deepen across the years in a touching short story. This heartfelt indie creation from veteran developers offers a free, contemplative experience about growth, connection, and what truly matters in life.

TREE tells a story of a boy who plants his first tree. And at first, it looks like a little inconsequential act, but with time, a bond develops between the two that will last a lifetime.

We are a group of veteran game developers. Perhaps we wanted to get something of our collective chest, or we just simply game jammed together.
For each one of us, TREE has a different meaning.

FEATURES

A short story that may, or may not, have a meaning behind it

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TREE — game info

Platforms: Windows
Steam Deck: Playable
Player modes: Single-player
PC Game Pass: Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Sep 4, 2026

A beautiful story without any words of the life cycle of a tree and a boy who we get to watch grow up, make a family and grow old. The people who made this did very well, its a short game you can complete in a few minuets and its very simple. Only 3 achievements but I think thats pretty good for it being a short game.

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Recommended Aug 28, 2026

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Recommended Aug 27, 2026

heartbreaking simple short story easy to 100 percent no notes absolute cinema

Recommended Aug 21, 2026

absolute... cinema :(

Recommended Aug 7, 2026

Incredibly sentimental game with an on the nose metaphor, but it's free and nice to play with with my three year old. She clicks the mouse button while I move the mouse or vice versa. Meanwhile I teach her about the seasons. And impermanence. Oh, and the tree is randomly generated, so you get a different tree every time. You can play it forever. ;-)

Recommended Jul 29, 2026

I wish there was a bit more at the end/more story shown throughout, but its a great art style and a short and sweet game with a granny smith ending

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